Decoy-duck.



No. 776,905. PATENTED DEC. 6, 1904. G. W. GREEN.

DBCOY DUCK.

APPLIOATION FILED DBO.5, 1903.

H0 MODEL.

WITNESSES. IN VENTOI? /U%F BMW, 0059 W Gram-2n ATTOHNE VS NITED STATESPatented December 6, 1904.

GUY W. GREEN, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

DECOY-DUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 776,905, dated December6, 1904.

Application filed December 5, 1903. Serial No. 188,916. (No model.)

specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in decoy-ducks, and has for itsobject to provide a decoy which shall be light and easily taken apartfor shipping and carrying about, thereby preventing the breaking of theparts.

To these ends my invention consists of a de coy-duck the body portion ofwhich is hollow, made of wood or fiber, and the head portion being ofmetal, made hollow and readily attached to and detached from the bodyportion.

it further consists in certain novel features of construction, as willbe hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a decoy embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is asectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspectiveview of the neck portion of the decoy. Fig. at is a side elevation ofthe hooked plate. Fig. 5 is a rear eleva tion of the same.

In carrying out my invention 1 make the body portion A hollow and ofwood or fiber in simulation of the shape of an ordinary wild duck orother wild fowl. This is done by cutting the body portion into twoparts, as along line a; m in Fig. 3, and then routing or otherwisehollowing out the two parts. W hen this has been done, the two parts aresecured together at line m w and form the inherently floatable andbuoyant hollow body portion, as indicated in full and dotted lines inFig. 3. To the forward portion of said bodyl detachably secure the headB and neck 0. Said head and neck portion is made hollow, and preferablyof sheet metal, the neck being shaped to lit snugly on the forward partof the body portion. The extreme forward part of the neck portion C isprovided with a slot 0, which fits over a staple or eye a, secured onthe breast of the body portion. The back of the decoy is in use, theforward and lower part of the neck fits snugly on the body portion, theslot passing over the staple or eye a. A cotter-pin is then passedthrough the staple or eye, securely fastening the head to the body.

The forward under portion of the head or the bill of the decoy is leftopen, as ate, the purpose of which is to catch the currents of airpassing over the water and. cause the decoy to swing in the water.

The advantage in making the body hollow and of wood or fiber is that itwill not be appreciably affected by shot, as would be the case were thebody made of hollow metal, in such a case the body would be puncturedand lill with water, thus causing the decoy to sink or to turn over.

Even if the wooden or fibrous body portion should becomepunetured byshot it cannot sink on account of its inherent buoyancy ori'loatability. Furthermore, the punctures can readily be filled by smallplugs of wood, and thus restore the decoy to its normal condition.

By making the head hollow and of metal it will add to the lightness anddurability of the decoy and said headwill not be easily injured inshipping, packing, or when in use. Should the head become bent ormashed, being preferably of sheet metal, it can readily be straightenedout again to its normal shape. By making the head detachable andattachable by simple fastenings it can be quickly taken from the bodyand with the same packed into a small compass for shipment. It can alsobe quickly put into place again when required for use.

As shown in Figs. t and 5, the hooked plate is so constructed that whenthe hook o is snapped into said plate said hook 0 cannot shift to eitherside. This result is attained by bending in the corners of the hookedplate a, as shown at a The rear corners of the head member may be bentdownwardly to form points, as shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters 2. In a decoy the combination with a hollow buoyantbody member, a staple or eye projecting from the body portion and ahooked plate secured to thebody member, of a hollow metal head memberhaving a slot to pass over the staple or eye on the body portion, and

provided with a hooked tongue to engage the hooked plate on the bodymember, whereby the head member may be secured to, and de tached fromthe body member.

3. In a decoy the combination with a hollow buoyant body member, astaple or eye.

projecting from the front of the body portion and a hooked plate securedto the upper surface of the body member, the ends of said hook beingbent inwardly toward the plate, of a hollow metal head member having aslot in its neck portion to pass over the staple or eye on the bodymember, and provided at its rear portion with a hooked tongue to engagethe hooked plate on the body member, and a removable key passing throughsaid staple or eye, whereby the head member may be secured to anddetached from the body member.

GUY WV. GREEN.

WVitnesses:

F. B. SIDLEs, V. L. BROWNE.

